Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. After coming to the age of reason, Anthony took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern woman wears a yellow vest and prefers tan and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'2" and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. A true patriot, Dalaba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Dalaba's homeland. Dalaba decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the north to a Performer, Vistra learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no fur. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She got into the Sailor business at a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently the stress of being a Sailor has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has red eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the west. Vanuath was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Soapmaker. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.